New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-23
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE NEW CRUSADE.

THE REV. HUGH o. PRNTECOsr SPEAKS BEFORE
THE ANTI-PovERTY SOCIETY.
The Academy OF Music was crowded last evening on
the occasion OF the fourth meeting Of the AntPoyery
Society Henry George, who presided, was received
with great applause whom he called the meeting to order
and stepping forward plunged at into the subject
which uppernost In the minds Of those present-the
Pope's letter in regard to DR.. McGlynn. He said:
lns you pa1s SAS' a 1 gSSaoy f''d oon R S %
thS foSe has written 5 to The IN, gSTss'ays SSSs
the Significant expressions showing
Church be visited priest Of NewYork who has
toC, ~ Tor The night Great applause and three cheers
Priest McGynn will DO his duty nc' mhdo the stun Of
New Crusade and neither rreso nor Topo him
baeS from wIa! he believes to DO right tAPPse,e 10 10
the people. Next sunday night he Will be here.
Mr. George read letter from Charles Mackay ana then
introduced Michael Clark. secretary OF the society
Catholic and an Irshman." Mr.. Clark said that at tho
time OF the brutal eviction OF Dr McGlynn he had signed
letter rcpudiang the idea that Propaganda or Pope
could dictate how a man should the land ques
ton Tho Pope talked about false doc rlncs and a
" cOntumacious priest" Tho speaker, for himself ana
hundreds OF Catholics present would say that the doc
trnes false and that they approx ell the con-
duct OF the priest lApplause Whether the Pore
would pronounce Tor the doctrine lbat tho Lana
Ia America belonged 10 the corporations aud
the politicians OF Inmmany HAL no c0ui oi teili pat
neither Archbishop Corgau nor the Pope could put THIS
movement down Applause
Mr. George. in Announcing that collection would DO
taken, SAID that Mayor Hewitt hisses Ia speaking TO
the Locomotive Freinen had told now he had organized
the object OF the present antpOyerty society
10 abolish poverty for others But II good for
the society begin by abolishng poverty for Itself,
which IL had already done it had 5000 In the bank
a collection OF S2Ui taken up and then tho
Rev. Hugh o. pcntccost, OF Newark stepped TO the
front aud was received with prolonged cheers ana wav
Ing OF handkcrChcfs. He referred 10 Ir Mc6lynn as
Peter the Hermit OF the New Crusade, aud To Henry
George the ~ Paul OF the movement Perhaps the
time would said when tho chief priests aud tho
scrlbes would with the OF the New
Crusade Ihero was 40 reason why thls movement
should sweep through the land Tie people must
WORK until in constitutional, regular way
tho occupation OF picking the public purse
should 10 he respectable. lApplausel
lie proposed the stream OF rent from the pockets
those who own land into the pubic purse Tue nen
who buying land for speculative purposes would
continue 10 do long thus country was
occupied by 50OOO.OOO OF people, mostly fO0s
detective had been raised up who had obtained eyi-
dence enough TO convict all the thieves ana that deieo
tive Henry George. Tho speaker said he had not
told poor man u trust In God Tor long time Ihere
was not much use ia trusting Ia God when few men
owned the earth.
Men" he said asking all over the town whether
Dr. Mclynn will yet he silcnced Great scott! you can
silence him. Applause II Jesus were TO visit tho eafth
today he would not be able 20 obtain wealth and would
Dc compelled " remain "A poor carpenter